Precise lattice location of trace elements within minerals and at their surfaces with x-ray standing waves

Journal Article · Sun Sep 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996 · Review of Scientific Instruments

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1147360· OSTI ID:389583

Qian, Y ^[1]

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1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering and Materials Research Center, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL 60208 (United States)

Using x-ray standing waves (XSW) generated by dynamical Bragg diffraction, we have precisely measured lattice locations of trace elements within and at the surface of mineral single crystals. Natural calcite samples were cleaved along the (1014) plane to obtain pristine surfaces. After cleavage, some samples were reacted with a dilute aqueous Pb solution to obtain Pb-sorbed surfaces. XSW measurements were then performed on both unreacted and reacted samples using the calcite (1014) Bragg reflection. Results of these XSW measurements show that the naturally occurring trace element M substitutes for C. On the Pb-reacted calcite sample, Pb was located on the calcite (1014) lattice plane where C atoms also reside. Our measurements clearly demonstrate a new and powerful application of synchrotron radiation in earth and environmental sciences to provide element-specific atomic-scale structural information within and at the surface of minerals. The XSW measurements were made at the NSLS X15A and X25 beamlines. {copyright} {ital 1996 American Institute of Physics.}

• OSTI ID: 389583
• Report Number(s): CONF-9510119--
• Journal Information: Review of Scientific Instruments, Journal Name: Review of Scientific Instruments Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 67; ISSN 0034-6748; ISSN RSINAK
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
BRAGG REFLECTION
CALCITE
MINERALS
MONOCRYSTALS
STANDING WAVES
STRUCTURAL CHEMICAL ANALYSIS
SYNCHROTRON RADIATION
USES
X RADIATION
X-RAY DIFFRACTION